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Barcelona's Didac Costa (One Planet One Ocean) finishes 20th in his second Vendée Globe by Vendée Globe 13 Feb 20:59 UTC 13 February 2021 Catalonian firefighter Didac Costa finished his second Vendée Globe solo round the world race this evening at 19:47:03hrs UTC, crossing the line off Les Sables d'Olonne in 20th place in an elapsed time of 97d 06hrs 27m 03s. When he set off with the record sized field of 33 solo skippers on Sunday 8th November, the quiet, humble skipper from Barcelona was hoping to beat his 108d 19hrs time on the 2016-17 race and to get closer to the...

Practical Boat Owner 0shares Just days away from the finish, Vendée Globe skipper Pip Hare faces relentless squalls, constant wind and sail changes, and the worst weather to date It is relentless out here. Squall after squall. Multiple wind shifts. Waves coming from every direction. Just this second one wave has hit Medallia side on, smashing over the top of the cockpit so water has come down below to where I am sitting, at the same time we are surfing down a wave from behind. It is impossible to stand or move around without holding onto something and going forward ...

Vendée Globe: United nations battle to the end on Biscay by Vendée Globe 7 Feb 16:41 GMT 7 February 2021 After the finishes on Saturday, Jérémie Beyou in 13th and Romain Attanasio in 14th arriving in Les Sables d'Olonne's channel at either end of the day, six more skippers are due to finish this week, among them France's Arnaud Boissières and Stéphane Le Diraison, Switzerland's Alan Roura, Japan's Kojiro Shiraishi, Great Britain's Pip Hare and Spain's Didac Costa. With tired boats, tired bodies and minds, each face their own personal battles to make the final...

th and Romain Attanasio in 14 th arriving in Les Sables d’Olonne’s channel at either end of the day, six more skippers are due to finish this week, among them France’s Arnaud Boissières  and Stéphane Le Diraison, Switzerland’s Alan Roura, Japan’s Kojiro Shiraishi, Great Britain’s Pip Hare and Spain’s Didac Costa. With tired boats, tired bodies and minds, each face their own personal battles to make the final 1000-1500 nautical miles to the finish but all share the same utter commitment and determination. The next five boats are within 100 nautical miles of each other while Ha...

Beyou set to complete Vendée Globe voyage of self discovery by Vendée Globe 5 Feb 15:51 UTC 5 February 2021 Two finishers are expected at the weekend, most likely both on Saturday. After being forced to return to Les Sables d'Olonne and restarting more than nine days after the race's November 8th original start Jérémie Beyou (Charal) should complete his heroic race of self discovery and finish in 13th place. Just before Jérémie Beyou and Romain Attanasio are expected to cross the finish line tomorrow in 13th and 14th places respectively, the Franco German ski...